Author: Cedric W. Windas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Traditions of the Navy
Author: Cedric W. Windas
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Naval Customs
Author: Leland P. Lovette
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Makers of Naval Tradition
Author: Carroll Storrs Alden
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 438
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Makers of Naval Tradition
Author: Carroll Storrs Alden
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Admiralty Manual of Seamanship
Author: Great Britain. Admiralty
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Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Category : Navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Traditions and Tales of the Navy
Author: Martin Davis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781575100814
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did you know the phrase "Mind your Ps and Qs" derives from the custom of keeping tabs on the "pints and quarts" sailors drank in waterfront taverns? Or that the term "Yankee" derives from "yanker", a Dutch word for "wrangler" that was often applied to argumentative American sea captains? Or that the mild British expletive "bloody" is a corruption of the pious oath "By Our Lady", once common among British sailors? The drawings of Cedric Windas, dating from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s, illustrate the origins of hundreds of words and phrases that have made their way from naval jargon into everyday language, as well as those that haven't but have interesting origins, nonetheless. Also illustrated are beginnings of the many traditions that are commonly associated with naval life, including tattooing, the design of uniforms and the use of hammocks aboard ship, among many others.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781575100814
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Did you know the phrase "Mind your Ps and Qs" derives from the custom of keeping tabs on the "pints and quarts" sailors drank in waterfront taverns? Or that the term "Yankee" derives from "yanker", a Dutch word for "wrangler" that was often applied to argumentative American sea captains? Or that the mild British expletive "bloody" is a corruption of the pious oath "By Our Lady", once common among British sailors? The drawings of Cedric Windas, dating from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s, illustrate the origins of hundreds of words and phrases that have made their way from naval jargon into everyday language, as well as those that haven't but have interesting origins, nonetheless. Also illustrated are beginnings of the many traditions that are commonly associated with naval life, including tattooing, the design of uniforms and the use of hammocks aboard ship, among many others.
Jackspeak
Author: Rick Jolly
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1844861627
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Jackspeak is a comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining in layman's termsthe otherwise cryptic everyday language of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Fleet Air Arm. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, it was compiled by an ex-RM surgeon who spent 24 years in theservice. With useful cross-references and examples of common usagethroughout, along with excellent illustrations by Tugg, the cartoonistfrom service newspaper Navy News, it is the essential book forcurrent and ex-Navy personnel and their families, or anyone interested in the modern armed forces. Conway is proud to present a revised and updated edition of this classic volume, which is already acknowledged as the standard reference for every Jack, Jenny and Royal joining the Andrew, or for any civvy who wants a real insight into the unique culture of the Navy.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1844861627
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
Jackspeak is a comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining in layman's termsthe otherwise cryptic everyday language of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Fleet Air Arm. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, it was compiled by an ex-RM surgeon who spent 24 years in theservice. With useful cross-references and examples of common usagethroughout, along with excellent illustrations by Tugg, the cartoonistfrom service newspaper Navy News, it is the essential book forcurrent and ex-Navy personnel and their families, or anyone interested in the modern armed forces. Conway is proud to present a revised and updated edition of this classic volume, which is already acknowledged as the standard reference for every Jack, Jenny and Royal joining the Andrew, or for any civvy who wants a real insight into the unique culture of the Navy.
The Makers of Naval Tradition
Author: Carroll Storrs Alden
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494097981
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494097981
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1925 edition.
The Bluejackets' Manual
Author:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1004
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Naval Honors to George Washington
Author: United States. Naval History Division
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Category : Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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Category : Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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